[eli5] Why is US federal interest rate highly important in the financial world?

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[eli5] Why is US federal interest rate highly important in the financial world?

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The US Federal interest rate is very important because it’s considered the risk free rate of return. In general, investors expect to be compensated for taking additional risks compared to US bonds when investing with returns better than whatever the US Federal interest rate is.

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